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Canon law, careers and conquest : Episcopal elections in Normandy and Greater Anjou, c.1140-c.1230 / Jörg Peltzer.

By: Material type: TextTextSeries: Cambridge studies in medieval life and thought ; 4th ser., 71.Publication details: Cambridge : Cambridge University Press, 2008.Description: 1 online resource (xvi, 329 pages) : mapsContent type:
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ISBN:
  • 9780511438103
  • 0511438109
  • 9780511496585
  • 0511496583
  • 1107184487
  • 9781107184480
  • 1282272470
  • 9781282272477
  • 9786612272479
  • 6612272473
  • 0511437439
  • 9780511437434
  • 0511435975
  • 9780511435973
  • 0511435185
  • 9780511435188
  • 0511436750
  • 9780511436758
Other title:
  • Episcopal elections in Normandy and Greater Anjou, c.1140-c.1230
Subject(s): Genre/Form: Additional physical formats: Print version:: Canon law, careers and conquest.DDC classification:
  • 262.12244209021 22
LOC classification:
  • BV664 .P45 2008
Other classification:
  • online - EBSCO
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Contents:
Cover; Half-title; Series-title; Title; Copyright; Contents; Maps; Tables; Preface; Editorial note; Abbreviations; Chapter 1 Introduction; Chapter 2 Electoral theory; Chapter 3 Electoral practice: Normandy; Chapter 4 Electoral practice: Greater Anjou; Chapter 5 The episcopacy in Normandy and Greater Anjou; Chapter 6 The impact of the Capetian conquest of 1204/6; Chapter 7 Conclusion; Appendices; Bibliography; Index
Summary: This book is a study of the politics of episcopal elections in twelfth- and thirteenth-century Normandy and Greater Anjou. This was a crucial period in the development of canon law and JoÌ#x98;rg Peltzer offers the first analysis to bring together legal theory and practice, local custom, and politics. He explores the development of electoral theories and examines each election in context, offering insights into the varying balance of royal, papal and regional baronial power and the various career paths leading to an episcopal see. He shows how different systems of patronage worked, to what extent they were vehicles of social mobility, and how aristocratic families were structured. By comparing electoral practices in Normandy and Greater Anjou before and after the Capetian conquest the book significantly enhances our understanding of the theory and practice of canon law, local politics in Normandy and Anjou, and the high politics at the Capetian and Angevin courts.

Based on the author's thesis (D. Phil.)--University of Oxford, 2003.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

This book is a study of the politics of episcopal elections in twelfth- and thirteenth-century Normandy and Greater Anjou. This was a crucial period in the development of canon law and JoÌ#x98;rg Peltzer offers the first analysis to bring together legal theory and practice, local custom, and politics. He explores the development of electoral theories and examines each election in context, offering insights into the varying balance of royal, papal and regional baronial power and the various career paths leading to an episcopal see. He shows how different systems of patronage worked, to what extent they were vehicles of social mobility, and how aristocratic families were structured. By comparing electoral practices in Normandy and Greater Anjou before and after the Capetian conquest the book significantly enhances our understanding of the theory and practice of canon law, local politics in Normandy and Anjou, and the high politics at the Capetian and Angevin courts.

Cover; Half-title; Series-title; Title; Copyright; Contents; Maps; Tables; Preface; Editorial note; Abbreviations; Chapter 1 Introduction; Chapter 2 Electoral theory; Chapter 3 Electoral practice: Normandy; Chapter 4 Electoral practice: Greater Anjou; Chapter 5 The episcopacy in Normandy and Greater Anjou; Chapter 6 The impact of the Capetian conquest of 1204/6; Chapter 7 Conclusion; Appendices; Bibliography; Index

English.